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A.PERSONAL

1. NAME: Mahdieh Dastjerdi, RN, BScN, MScN, PhD (Associate Professor), School of Nursing,

Faculty of Health, York University.

2. DEGREES:

2008 Post Doctoral Fellowship

University of Alberta, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology (IIQM),

Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Concentration: Logic model pre-development as a strategy for designing service

integration models within a community university (Grounded Theory Approach).

Research partnership: The Family First Edmonton Project.

2007 Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (Ph.D.)

University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Dissertation: Becoming Self-Sufficient: The Experience of Immigrant who

Access Canadian Health Care Services.

Supervisors: Dr. Karin Olson & Dr. Linda Ogilvie

1991 Master of Science in Nursing (Honours)

Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Dissertation: Complications and Side-effects of Intravenous Therapies in

Hospitalized Patients at Tehran University of Medical Sciences’ Hospitals.

Supervisors: K. Azimi and Z. Monjamed.

3. SELECTED SCHOLARLY WORK

Ogilvie,L., Kirova, A., Dastjerdi, M., & Chiu, Y. (2015). Researching best practices in

early childhood development programs in newcomer populations through community-based

action research. In A. Vollman (Ed.), Community practice for health promotion in Canada.

Alberta: University of Calgary.

Dastjerdi, M., Mardukhi, A.(2015). Social Factors Affecting the Well-being and Mental

Health of Elderly Iranian Immigrant Women in Canada. In N. Khanlou & B. Pilkington

(Eds.), Women’s Mental Health, Resistance & Resilience in community and society. Toronto,

Canada.

Ogilvie, L., Fleming, D., Kirova, A., Ortiz , L., Rastin. S., Caufield, C., Burgess-Pinto, E, &

Dastjerdi, M. (2014). Matching Policies to Needs in Early Childhood. Development

Programs in Newcomer Populations. In C. Brewer & M. McCabe (Eds.), Working with

immigrant and refugee students in Canada. Edmonton, AB: Brush Education Inc.

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Dastjerdi. M, Olson, K. Ogilvie, L. (2012). A study of Iranian immigrants' experiences of

accessing Canadian health care services: A grounded theory. International Journal for

Equity in Health. Manuscript ID: 2070680444721999

Dastjerdi, M. (2012). The case of Iranian immigrants in the greater Toronto area: a

qualitative study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 11(9), 8 pages.

doi:10.1186/1475-9276-11-9.

MacDonnell, J. A., Dastjerdi, M., Bokere, N., & Khanlou, N. (2012). Becoming resilient:

Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of immigrant women in a Canadian context.

Nursing Research and Practice, 10 pages. Published online April, Special Issue on Migration

and Health. doi:10.1155/2012/576586

MacDonnell, J., Dastjerdi, M., Tharao, W., Bokore, N., & Khanlou, N. (August 2015).

Finding the Space for Me Outside of the Stereotypes: Creating an Action Plan to Promote

the Wellbeing of Racialized Immigrant Women through Activism: Recommendations for

Research, Policy, and Programs. Final Report submitted to CIHR.

Dastjerdi, M. (October 2015). The Role of Family Acceptance and Social Participation in

the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Iranian LGBTQ+ Youth in Canada. Paper presented at

the 21st Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Dastjerdi, M. (October 2015). Contributing Factors to Well-being and Integration of

Iranian and Afghan Older Adult Immigrant Women in Canada. Paper presented at the 21st

Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Dastjerdi, M., MacDonnell, J., Khanlou, N., Tharao, W., Bokore, N., & Njoroge, W. (June,

2015). Finding a place for me Outside the Stereotypes: Creating an Action Plan to Support

the Mental Wellbeing of Racialized Immigrant Women. Paper presented at the 6th In Sickness

& In Health. International Conference, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Dastjerdi, M., Mardukhi, A., Niazi, A. (June, 2015). The Role of Gender and Ethnicity in the

Well-being and Integration of Iranian and Afghan Older Adult Immigrant Women in Canada.

Paper presented at the 6th In Sickness & In Health. International Conference, Palma de

Mallorca, Spain.

Dastjerdi, M., MacDonnell, J., Tharao, W., Bokore, N., & Khanlou, N. (January 2015).

Citizenship as a Dimension of Mental Health and wellbeing for Racialized immigrant

Women. Presented at Inclusion Day Conference, Past Histories & present Stories: Finding

Meaning in Human Rights, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Khanlou, N., Haque, N., Davidson., & Dastjerdi, M. (February, 2014). Voices of Immigrant

Mothers of Children with Disabilities: Availability and Use of Social Support Services. Draft

submitted to York University, 65.

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Kahnlou, N., Dastjerdi, M. (February 2014). Immigrant Moms Hit a Service Wall Social

Support for Immigrant Mothers of Children with Disabilities. BLOOM Speakers Series

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Dastjerdi, M. (October 2014). Social Factors Affecting the Well-being and Mental Health of

Elderly Immigrant Women in Canada. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Qualitative Health

Research Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada.

Khanlou, N., Dastjerdi, M., Haque, N., & Jones, G. (November 2014). What is Needed is a

Central Person to Whom Immigrant Families Can Go To…Service Providers’ Perceptions of

Challenges Faced by Immigrant Mothers of Children with Disabilities. Presented at

Transforming Together OACRS Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.

MacDonnell, J., Dastjerdi, M., Bokore, N., Tharao, W., & Khanlou, N. (2013). Exploring

How Immigrant Women Conceptualize Activism: Implications for Mental Health Promotion.

Final Report submitted to CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre.

Dastjerdi, M. (Feburary 2013). Silently Resilient: Why I stayed in an abusive relationship.

Paper presented at the 19th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Halifax, NS,

Canada.

Dastjerdi, M. (July, 2013). Nobody Asked Me: Narratives of Iranian Immigrant Survivors of

Domestic Violence. Paper presented at the 5th In Sickness & In Health. International

Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Dastjerdi, M. (June, 2013). Narrative of Iranian Immigrant Women Who Stay in Abusive

Relationship. Paper presented at the North American Refugee Health Conference. University

of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Dsatjerdi, M. (March, 2013). Mental Health and Wellbeing of Older Adult. OMHRAN

Multicultural Health Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Dsatjerdi, M. (March, 2013). Mental Health and Wellbeing of Older Adult. OMHRAN

Multicultural Health Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Khanlou, N., Davidson, D., Dastjerdi, M., Jennings, S., & Buettgen, A. (October 2012).

Immigrant mothers of children with disabilities: Negotiating services across sectors. Paper

presented at Mothering and Reproduction Conference. Motherhood Initiative for Research

and Community Involvement (MIRCI). Toronto, ON, Canada.

Dastjerdi, M (2012, May). Aging in Diaspora: A Narrative Inquiry of Life of Iranian Elderly

Immigrants in Canada. Paper presented at the University of Western Ontario Arthur Labatt

Family School of Nursing and the Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International

Honor Society of Nursing: Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence in Nursing Research

Dissemination Conference, London, ON, Canada.

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MacDonnell, J. A., Dastjerdi, M., Bokore, N., Khanlou, N., & Tharao, W. (2012, October).

Intersections and immigrant mental health: Reconstructing the Notion of a Good Citizen:

Activism as a Feature of Mental Health Promotion. Paper will be presented at Gender and

Health Conference, Montreal, QC. Canada.

Khanlou, N., Buettgen, B. , Jennings, S., Dastjerdi, M.,& Bokore N. (29 October 2012).

Intersections in immigrant women’s health: social support for immigrant mothers of children

with disabilities. Paper presented at Advancing Excellence in Gender, Sex and Health

Research Conference, CIHR: Institute of Gender and Health. Montreal, Quebec.

MacDonnell, J. A., Dastjerdi, M., Bremmer, R., & Bokore, N. (2012, March).

Reconstructing the notion of a good citizen: Grounded theory insights into the relationship

between activism and mental health promotion for sexually diverse immigrant women. Paper

presented at Rainbow Health Ontario Conference, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Dastjerdi, M. (2012, October). Aging and the Iranian Diaspora. Paper presented at 18th

Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada.